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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is the best bike rack . I never own a bike rack before this one. So I can't really compare it to another one. My ?? rides great ,very solid and well made. I'm very happy can't wait to take a trip! I would recommend buying this product and buying from etrailer. Customer service people are excellent. I need some other items so I will be back for them.
Awesome bike rack. Worked on my 2018 Tundra perfect. Bikes are stabilized and secure. Like the way you can fold the bike rack to get access to the truck bed without removing it.
# 2
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
I bought this bike rack back in April but wanted to make sure I used it to give the best review. First I want to say I did a lot of research on bike racks and found this one to be the best one to fit my needs. The best price I found was on etrailer.com, at the time it was When I called the customer service to place my order, I spoke to Dan. He was very pleasant on the phone and took the time and listened to what I needed and understood my concerns. I ordered the bike rack and also ordered the Thule Snug Tite Hitch Lock and Anti-Rattle Device and the Thule Cable Lock w/ One Key System Lock. Dan suggested I also get the Thule Bike Adapter Bar, which I never even thought of getting. Delivery was in about two business days, which was really fast and at the time of order they were running a special free delivery over $99. When I went to put it together I noticed I was missing the flat cap screw M6 x 16mm, part number #853-5787-02. I emailed Dan and within 24 hours received an email that the part was sent out and also in the email their was a link to track the order. After I received the part I did notice that the flat cap screw was actually in the 2 inch adaptor sleeve. The instructions were very easy to read, and it took me about 20 minutes to put together. I did have an issue when I positioned the stinger into the cradle, with the 8mm locking nut, it was not staying tight and when I took it off I noticed the threads inside were gone, so I ended up going out to Lowes and buying a new one and its holds perfectly fine. I also had a question about that part because it is not a locking part and was worried someone would try to steal the rack. I contacted etrailer.com to find if they make a locking device for this and they said no but I can contact Thule to double check, I'm still waiting for an answer back from Thule. The weather finally broke and we installed the rack onto my hitch, tightened it and it doesn't rattle. When I finally used the rack and put my bike on, it did sway a little but at 50 mph I was very happy with it. The trailer comes out just enough away from my car that I do not have to fold completely out and I can open my trunk with no issues. I am very happy with my purchase and had a great customer experience with Dan. Would highly recommend ordering from them to anyone.
# 3
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Product delivered within 3 days. No problems. Great product.
Great Rack with one problem This is a great rack for the money. easy to assemble, easy to install, easy to load. very secure and bikes ride great. One problem and it's not really swagman's fault. Some new trucks including mine have a 2 1/2" receiver. I thought I would just buy a longer bolt. No hardware store had a longer bolt with this thread. Swagman makes a very nice threaded bolt and lock that will fit the 2 1/2". I highly recommend you buy one when you buy this rack if you have the larger receiver.
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Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
An awesome experience with this company. Product looks very rugged. Only negative thing I can say about this product. The instructions were a little hard to understand. Hope I get many years out of this...
So far I’ve just assembled it and took a quick test drive around the block. My initial thought is this thing is perfect. It’s super sturdy and easy to use. My only gripe and it’s not fault of the rack, but it’s heavy…
# 5
Yakima HoldUp Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
Works well for transporting two 29" wheeled mountain bikes. However, after one year it's starting to rust in several areas (see attached photos), and the front wheel arms are becoming increasingly difficult to raise and lower. Finally the locking cable is extremely rusty as you can see in the attached photo. I'm not sure how durable this rack will be long term.
We have had this bike rack for one year and use it every week-end. My wife has a Trek e-bike (52 lbs) and I have a regular Trek hybrid (23 lbs). The rack is very sturdy and I have no issues driving at highway speeds, there is no movement of the bikes. Very easy to load and unload.
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Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gunmetal Gray
Excellent rack, a year later still in great condition. No movement at hitch when driving like other racks. Love the extra bar to work on bike in parking lot. Cracked a part on the rack when backing up accidentally hit it, I called the company and they immediately sent out new part no questions asked and rack is like new. Easy to access the drop and raise bar even with bikes on .A note that with larger mountain bikes only three really fit on the four rack without adjusting handle bars. Thanks to etrailer for stocking a great product and providing excellent post purchase service
My Kuat NV 2. Bike Rack is the best bike rack I have ever owned. It is excellent for electric bikes. Very easy to load bikes and holds bikes very securely.
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Rhino-Rack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
The unit ‘s simplicity is a real plus. It takes less than 3 minutes to put the rack on the vehicle. It is well built and very durable and has a nice feature that allows you to open the rear hatch for SUV owners without removing the rack.
I purchased this bike rack a year ago and I use it A LOT. I had to buy and install a stabilizer because without it, the unit would sway back and forth even without a bike on it (very noisy). This makes removal more cumbersome but since I keep the hitch on year round it doesn't matter to me. The tilting function is fabulous allowing easy use of my RAV4 hatchback. I can even tilt it down with a bike on it. I got the 2 bike hitch. Plenty of room for two bikes to fit without rubbing. Lastly, the hitch has a sizable through-hole on the bottom to thread a good sized cable so I can lock my bike up. Sturdy. I highly recommend.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Haven’t used the rack a great deal, but have had no problems with it. We did have to purchase a bar adapter for the girls bike, as it just wasn’t stable enough without it. We have fenders on our bikes and cannot use the clamp on the tires. It’s not lightweight. It takes some strength to install it. We use it on a Toyota Tundra and a Subaru Crosstrek.
very nice rack.. easy to assemble..looked at $450.00 racks thaqt were no different than the Chinook.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Very easy to install !! and love that it folds down far enough to allow me to completely lower the tail gate on the pick-up ! Great site for shopping (great installation videos) ! Love that they offer lots of replacement parts .....
Check out my other review on the hidden hitch for a 2015 BMW 4 Series for the majority of the review, but this thing is great. Easy setup and install, does all the things it's supposed to do. Mounting and removing bikes is a snap with the included clips (big difference from some of the cheaper variants with nylon ratchet straps). Fits very snugly in my 2" receiver, and pretty solid on the highway and over bumpy roads.
# 10
Curt Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
It was obvious that we received a product that was returned by someone else when the box was overly taped shut, a support collar was broken, and most of the pieces were out of their ripped plastic bags. However, it was a great price to hold 5, 26" and/or 27" Trek bikes. I used a piece of the broken collar and went ahead and assembled the rack. Due to the weight of the 5 bikes it did not wobble that much when driving, as one of the bike tires was up against my car. I can only imagine that if we received an untampered product that this review would have been 5 stars. The picture is a little hard to see, but there are 5 Trek bikes on the rack on my 2020 Toyota Seinna.
We received a damaged box, damaged items, no instructions, the nuts and bolts are completely stripped and not inside a bag. This was obviously used, returned, not checked for quality and sent out. We are extremely upset.
# 11
Thule EasyFold XT Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The BEST bike carrier by far!! We are both in our 7th decade and even I alone (5’2” 120 lbs) can manage to attach this in my hitch without any issues. It’s so easy to load both our hybrid and e-bike and they are super secure. We love that it folds up small and wheels away when not in use. This bike carrier is worth every penny!!
This rack is perfect! eTrailer had it shipped and at my home in almost no time. I drove with it on the car today, and it was solid and secure. It's super easy to get on and off the hitch. I'm 5'1 and I was able to load the bike on with the ramp without a struggle. Thanks for the thorough video and comparison information. It made this purchase easy.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra, well be test fitting the Thule Dobletrack Platform Style 2-Bike Carrier, Part Number TH990XT.Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten it with a wrench.Now that our Thule Doubletrack is secured to our Toyota Tundra, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. With the platform folded up, we have about 16-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8-1/2 inches and weve added about 13-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.Well now lift the gray lever at the base of the carrier to fold the platform down. With the platform folded down, we have about 22-1/2 inches of ground clearance at the rear of the carrier. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about 7-1/2 inches. With the platform folded down, we have about 33 inches of overall length added to the vehicle.Now with the platform folded down, you can see that we can easily lower the tailgate and have access to our truck bed.To load the bike, well first raise the mast, put the frame hooks to the top of the mast and well undo the tray straps.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four Bike Carrier part number Y02451. Now to begin our test fit well simply slid the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the pin with the red knob into the pinholes and turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. Now with our Doubledown Ace secured to our Toyota Tundra well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. There is about 17 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 9 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added an additional 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra, well be test fitting the Thule vertex 4-bike carrier part number TH9029. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt to the pin holes and tighten up the wrench. Now with our Thule vertex secure toward Toyota Tundra, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. There is about 19 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 6 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. To begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now with our Thule Hitching Post Pro secured to our Toyota Tundra well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. There is about 16 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 10 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added an additional 20 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Four Bike Carrier part number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit well simply slid the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring-loaded pin to the pinholes and turn the black nob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now that our Thule Apex Swing is secured to our Toyota Tundra well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. There is about 18 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 4 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added an additional 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra well be test fitting the Thule Apex Four Bike Carrier part number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring-loaded pin to the pinholes and turn the black nob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now with our Thule Apex secured to our Toyota Tundra well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 20 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 4 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra we'll be testing the Swagman Titan four bike carrier, part number S63410. With our vehicle equiped to the two inch hitch, we've already installed our adapter, so we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll simply install the back rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes, and install our anti-rattle device. That'll secure our bike rack to our vehicle. Now we'll go ahead and give you a few measurements. We have a ground clearance of 17 and a half inches.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra we'll be testing a Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting 4 bike carrier part number SR26247. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply slip the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolts, and tighten them with a wrench. Now with our Softride Dura Parallelogram secured to our Tundra we'll go over a few clerance meansurements to see how they fit together. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here a the rear bumper is about nine inches To load the bike, undo the cradle straps, set the bike into the frame cradles, and secure with the straps. To access the truck bed of the pickup, we'll pull out the black T-handle of the top right hand side of the mast to tilt the bike rack down.
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra well be test fit in the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5-Bike Carrier part number HR9200. Now, to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier in to the opening of our hitch. Line up our pinholes and then thread our anti rattle bolt to the pinholes and tightened with a wrench. Now, well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 9 inches.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra well be test fit in the Hollywood Rack Traveler 4-Bike Carrier part number HR8500. Now, to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier in to the opening of our hitch. Well line up the pinholes, thread our anti rattle bolt through the pinholes and tied it with the wrench. Now, well go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance with the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access our tailgate area well pull the pin at the bottom of the mask to tilt it down.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra we'll be test-fitting the Yakima stickup two-bike carrier part number Y02420. Now to begin our test-fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes throw in the anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench. Now with our Yakima stickup secured to our Toyota Tundra, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. With the platform folded up, we have about 18 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closes part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about seven-and-a-half inches and we've added 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now put the red knob at the base of the carrier to fold down the platform.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Tundra
Today on our 2013 Toyota Tundra, we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV aluminum 2-bike carrier, part number N101. To begin our test fit, we'll take the bike carrier and insert the shaft into the hitch, lining up the pin hole, and securing it with our pin and clip. Then we'll turn the black knob on the back of the bike carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Now we'll go ahead and go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and our vehicle come together. With the bike rack in its upright position, we have a ground clearance of 17". We have 8-1/2" from the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle.
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